To Prevent Disruption of Educational Activities... Ulsan Office of Education Creates a Culture of Mutual Respect in the Educational Community

Ulsan Office of Education.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] The Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education held a forum on the 17th to discuss ways to create a culture of mutual respect within the educational community in relation to an incident where a student assaulted a teacher at school.

The forum was attended by representatives from schools, teacher organizations, and the education office, who discussed measures to prevent violations of educational activities, support plans, and ways to raise awareness about protecting the educational activities of students, parents, and teachers.

The Ulsan Office of Education plans to hold a second forum in July involving students and parents, and will establish preventive measures against violations of educational activities by reflecting the opinions gathered from both forums.

The forum held on the 17th was presided over directly by Superintendent No Ok-hee, who listened to voices from the field regarding recent incidents of students assaulting teachers and other violations of educational activities.

Superintendent No received a brief report on the current status of violations of educational activities and various projects the education office is promoting to protect educational activities, then engaged in multifaceted discussions with teacher organizations and school officials on ways to improve and address shortcomings in the protection system experienced at schools.

Participants proposed that as a measure to protect teachers' rights, student councils, staff councils, and parent associations should discuss and create a mutual respect agreement among school members, including school rules, class rules that students and teachers must follow, and complaint consultation rules, to foster a school culture of mutual respect.

They pointed out that despite the existence of various projects and support systems to protect teachers' educational activities, many in the school field are not well aware of these systems.

Attendees argued that through training and publicity, teachers should be well informed about how to respond when their educational activities are infringed upon and about support for recovery from such harm.

They also emphasized the need to expand support for the treatment and recovery of affected teachers to help them return to the educational field quickly and safely.

They added that the School Teachers' Rights Protection Committees established at each school should be transferred to the regional office to handle violations of educational activities more effectively and protect affected teachers in a practical and efficient manner.

Superintendent No Ok-hee stated, “Protecting educational activities requires not only prompt response and handling when incidents occur but, above all, prevention of violations. Therefore, it is essential to create a culture of mutual respect among teachers, students, and parents.”

She added, “We will listen carefully to the opinions of schools, students, parents, and teacher organizations and establish measures that reflect these views to create peaceful schools where students and teachers can focus on educational activities with peace of mind.”

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